HAL, Russian companies join hands to make SJ-100 aircraft in India

HAL, Russian companies join hands to make SJ-100 aircraft in India

NEW DELHI: India’s public sector aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation) have signed a deal for cooperation in the production of Superjet 100 (SJ-100) commercial aircraft in the country.The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Wings India international aviation exhibition in Hyderabad,…

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'Make in India' semiconductor push: Micron's Gujarat plant to begin next month, making 'most complex' chips says Vaishnaw

‘Make in India’ semiconductor push: Micron’s Gujarat plant to begin next month, making ‘most complex’ chips says Vaishnaw

Micron Technology’s $2.75-billion semiconductor facility in Sanand, Gujarat, is expected to begin commercial production by the end of February, IT and electronics minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Speaking to ET on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Vaishnaw said that pilot production is already underway at four semiconductor plants, with one now ready…

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Veiled jibe at the US? Jaishankar says politics now ‘trumps’ economics; urges India to diversify supply chains for security

Veiled jibe at the US? Jaishankar says politics now ‘trumps’ economics; urges India to diversify supply chains for security

File photo: External affairs minister S Jaishankar (Picture credit: ANI) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the world has entered an era where “politics increasingly trumps economics” and stressed that India must continuously diversify supply sources to safeguard national interests. The minister was speaking after receiving an Honorary Doctorate from IIM-Calcutta, reported PTI.“This…

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